Review of J. Edgar (2011) by Peter Debruge for Variety — 04 Nov 2011
Any movie in which the longtime FBI honcho features as the central character must supply some insight into what made him tick, or suffer from the reality that the Bureau's exploits were far more interesting than the bureaucrat who ran it -- a dilemma J.
Edgar never rises above.
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This review of J. Edgar (2011) was written by Peter Debruge and published by Variety on 04 Nov 2011.
J. Edgar has generally received mixed reviews.
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